I borrowed the Belkin Snapshield my wife has on her iPad 2 and it fits on the new iPad. I am guessing the guys at Bestbuy are just being overly cautious. My Marware Microshell for iPad 2 also fits the new iPad but the Aviiq Smart case for iPad 2 does not.

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